IMF S.B. 1624 75(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


STATE AFFAIRS
S.B. 1624
By: Duncan (Kubiak)
5-15-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

A state employee may apply to the administrator of the Sick Leave Pool to
withdraw time from that pool.  This bill would require the applying
employee to submit documentation of the illness or injury necessitating
the withdrawal of time from the pool. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1624 would require a state employee wishing to draw time
from the state sick leave pool to provide the administrator with a written
statement from the practitioner treating the employee or the employee's
family member. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 661.005 of the Government Code by adding a new
subsection (b) to require a state employee who wishes to withdraw time
from the state sick leave pool to provide the pool administrator with a
written statement from the practitioner treating the employee or the
employee's immediate family. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 661.006 of the Government Code by adding a new
subsection (a) that prohibits an employee from withdrawing time from the
sick leave pool except in the case of catastrophic illness or injury. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date:  September 1, 1997.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.